Support



Sept. 1, 1925. 1,552,006

A. PALANSKY SUPPORT tiled. Dec. 5. 1923 INVENTOR.

BY WM .4 TTORNE Y.

v Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

UNITED sr r s ABRAHAM PALANSKY, or onrcneo, ILLINOIS,

SUPPORT.

Application filed December 5, 1923. Serial No- 678,571.-

To all whom it may concern.'..

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM PALANSKY, a citizen of Poland, residing at 1516 N. Ma plewood Ave, Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Supports, of which the following is a specification. The invention relates to seats and, more particularly, to window seats which are employed in connection with the cleaning of windows so as to enable a person to occupy a comfortable position while cleaning the outside of window panes.

It is an object of the invention to provide a window seat which may be conveniently and securely secured in position and which affords a comfortable support for a person cleaning the outside of window panes.

A further object of the invention consists in providing a back for the seat which may be folded onto the seat when not in use and which, upon unfolding, becomes automatically locked in functional position.

A still further object consists in providing improved clamping means for securing the window seat tothe window sill.

With these and other objects in View which will appear from the following description, the invention comprises the means described in the following specification particularly pointed out in the claim forming a part thereof and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of the device as applied to a window.

Figure 3 is adetailed section thru the clamping means, and

Figure 4 is a detailed view of the locking means for the seat back.

Referring to the several views of the drawing, 10 designates a seat which, if preferred, may be upholstered or provided with similar cushioning means, so as to enhance the comfort of the person occupying the seat. The latter is of rectangular form altho, if preferred, any other form or shape may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

To the bottom side of the seat a pair of re-enforcing members 11 are secured by screws 12 or other fastening means, said members having a T-cross-section. The members 11 are provided with notches or cut-out portions 13 to fit over the stone 14 protruding from the building wall. The

central web 15 ofeachof the members 11 at the outer end is reduced andis bent to form aloop 16 for a purposehereinafter referred to. cent the outer end ha anopening'17 substantially in the form of acircle withjone lower. q t of t i e, 0 e lef solid and with a narrow extension 18 at the lower end of said opening. A back 19 also of substantially rectangular shape is adapted to cooperate with the seat to afiord a back rest for the person cleaning the window; Re-enforcing members 20 in alignment with members 11 are secured to the outer side of the back and the middle web of each of the members 20 is continued to form a hook 21. The hooks 21 are equipped with lugs 22 which are of semi-circular form and are provided with extensions 23 adapted to fit in the extensions 18 0f the openings 17.

From the foregoing, it follows that when the seat 19 is lifted into vertical position the lugs 23, upon being in alignment with the cut-out portions 18, will drop there nto, so

Each web 15 of the members 11 adjaedly secured, preferably, altho not necessarily, in alignment with the re-enforcing members 11. The bars 24 are provided at the outer ends with heads 25 and are also formed with a series of apertures 26. To each of the bars 24 a casing generally designated by 27 is sl dably secured, such casing being provided With a hollow vertical member 28 and with an end plate 34 extending horizontally from the central portion 28.

In the chamber of the member 28 there is provided a stem 29 carrying at its upper end a wedge 30 which is adapted to snap into one of the various apertures 26 provided inouter lower end'of the stem 29 has secured thereto a knob 32 to permit retraction of the stem 29 andgdisengagement pig thewedge from the bar 24, whereby the casing 27'niay be shifted so as to be brought in proper relation to the window sill 33for clamping engagement therewith. appears" from the. F igures 2 and 8, the lower end plate fiy-gis;

has an aperture 35 thru which extends a threaded member 36.providedi at the lower end with a knob 37 and in threaded engage- Inen't at the upper end with awilamping block The'latt'er is formed-with lngs 39 and-adapted to bite" into the sill '33 andat the-innersendthe block 38 is fo m d with v bodiment of the invention;

I therefore do not limit lnyself to the detailsof construction as shown, but include all modifications and alterations constitutingw departnres within the scope or" the inveationas' defined the appended claim.

I; claim A window seat including a body portion provided with reinforcing members shaped to fit a window sill, a backfor said body portion, and ahingefor said-back com prising semicircular lugs provided-with extensions and associated withsaid back, and sockets in said re-inforcing members hav ingrecesses in their lower Walls for there ception o'f'said'ext'ensions whensaid' back is raised; I

In witness whereof affix n'1'y signature.

ABRAHAM PALANSKY. 

